If you have been seeing beautifully finished knitted hats, sweater necklines and cuffs that seem to flow magically over the edge without an obvious cast-on row, there is a very good chance you are looking at an Italian cast on… Read More ...
30 Reversible Knitting Stitch Patterns That Look Good on Both Sides
There are some knitting projects where the wrong side really doesn’t matter. A sweater? Fine. A cushion cover? Nobody is peeking around the back unless they’re being particularly nosy.
But scarves, blankets, shawls and wraps are a completely different … Read More ...
Easy Shadow Knitting Squares To Join Into A Blanket
Shadow knitting squares are such a clever way to learn illusion knitting without jumping straight into one enormous hidden-image blanket.
Instead of casting on hundreds of stitches and hoping your colour contrast works, you can start with one small square. … Read More ...
12 Quick Fingering Weight Yarn Knitting Patterns For Using Up Sock Yarn
Fingering-weight yarn is beautiful, economical and wonderfully versatile, but I’ll be the first to admit that it doesn’t immediately spring to mind when someone says “quick knitting project.” Fine yarn and tiny needles can make us picture complicated lace shawls, … Read More ...
Free Shadow Knitting Dishcloth Patterns For Learning Illusion Knitting
Shadow knitting dishcloths are the perfect little “aha!” project.
They are small, useful, quick compared with scarves or blankets, and they let you test the whole illusion knitting idea without committing to six feet of scarf or a full baby … Read More ...
Classic Boy’s Aran Cardigan Knitting Pattern – A Timeless Vintage Knit For Little Ones
This classic boy’s Aran cardigan knitting pattern is a timeless vintage-style knit featuring beautiful cable texture, a cosy shawl collar, button front, and matching hat instructions. A lovely heirloom-style knitting project for children.
There are some children’s knits that never … Read More ...
12 Free Chunky Knit Blanket Patterns for the Cosy Season
There is something wonderfully comforting about a chunky knitted blanket. It is the sort of project that begins as an optimistic tower of oversized yarn and soon becomes a warm, weighty blanket spreading across your lap while you knit. By … Read More ...
How to Knit Feather and Fan Stitch: Tutorial, Videos and Beautiful Knitting Patterns
Feather and Fan stitch is one of those lovely knitting patterns that looks far more complicated than it really is. With its rows of delicate eyelets, soft waves and naturally scalloped edges, it gives even a simple scarf or baby … Read More ...
Taylor Swift Cardigan Knitting Patterns For Your Handmade Era
Let’s be honest, Taylor Swift has done more for the humble cardigan than most knitting magazines could manage in a decade.
What began with the cream cable-knit cardigan connected to Folklore has grown into a whole collection of album-inspired knitwear. … Read More ...
Free Shadow Knitting Blanket Patterns And Illusion Blanket Ideas
Shadow knitting blankets are the sort of projects that make people stop mid-sentence and say, “Wait… how did you do that?”
From straight on, many of them look like simple stripes, blocks or textured colour changes. Then you move to … Read More ...
15 Chunky Knit Cardigan Patterns for Cosy, Quick-to-Knit Layers
There is something deeply satisfying about knitting a chunky cardigan. The stitches are large enough to see your progress, the fabric feels wonderfully substantial, and you can often finish the entire garment far more quickly than you could with a … Read More ...
Ranunculus Knitting Pattern: Why Knitters Keep Making This Famous Sweater
Every so often, a knitting pattern becomes so popular that it feels as though every knitter has either made one, queued one or quietly added yarn to their basket while insisting they are “just looking.”
The Ranunculus knitting pattern by … Read More ...
12 Free Cable Knit Sweater Patterns for a Cosy Handmade Wardrobe
There is something nostalgic and reassuring about a cable knit sweater. Perhaps it is the way those twisting stitches look as though they have been keeping people warm for generations, or perhaps it is simply the promise of a … Read More ...
15 Free Poncho Knitting Patterns for Babies, Children and Adults
Ponchos are one of those wonderfully forgiving knitting projects that manage to be practical, cosy and rather stylish all at once. There are no sleeves to set in, fewer fit worries than you encounter with a traditional sweater, and … Read More ...
Easy Diagonal Knit Dishcloth Patterns for Beginners
There is something wonderfully satisfying about knitting a dishcloth from one tiny corner and watching it grow row by row. You begin with only a handful of stitches, add a few simple increases, and before long there is a neat … Read More ...